Android 4.1 Tip: How To Activate And Use Emoji (Emoticons)

I’m pretty sure you’ve all used those cute little emoticons built into your messaging app, but did you know Jelly Bean has a whole slew of Emoji just waiting to be unleashed? What’s an Emoji you ask? It’s basically the Japanese equivalent of emoticons. Now I’ll admit, most of these are lame, but still, if you’re a pictograph kind of person, you’re going to at least want to know how to activate them for use.

As long as you’re running Android 4.1+, it’s pretty easy to install and activate the Emoji dictionary.

Go into Settings

Tap Language & input

Tap on Android keyboard settings

Tap on Add-on dictionaries

Tap on Emoji for English words

Tap on Install

That’s it!

Now when you type certain keywords out, you’ll get a pop-up of the Emoji along with your usual auto-complete suggestions.